Special Operations New Developments: Drone Attacks on Locomotives!

Sign of the Further Evolution of Drone Warfare: Will Armored Trains Make a Comeback?

July 19, Russian newspapers reported.

Videos showing drones attacking Ukrainian trains near Pokrovsk and Dnipropeetrovsk areas are gradually being released.

Videos shot by Ukrainians show that the damage to the locomotives indicates that the attack tools used are significantly larger than ordinary FPV drones.

What we are seeing now may be a sign of the further evolution of drone warfare and will reach a new level.

The first use of drones against locomotives was in the autumn of 2024, also near Pokrovsk.

Before that, Ukrainian convoys were destroyed by Iskander missiles (each missile costing $4 million).

Now, enemy convoys are being pursued by large-scale and relatively inexpensive drones.

The fact that drones are used for railway traffic indicates that a transition is taking place towards systematic logistics clearance.

Russia's operations seem to follow a familiar simple calculation: not through an offensive, but by burning out the rear to cause a collapse on the front line.

In a large-scale continental war, railways are the most economical and effective way to supply armies.

When transporting tens of thousands of tons of cargo, trucks and pick-up trucks cannot compare with trains.

This situation is equally important for both VSU and the Russian army.

That is why our military railway workers have restored the road to Ocherevitno, and the front line has advanced 15-20 kilometers from the station.

However, "railways" have weaknesses because attackers always know where to strike the convoy.

This is a very important moment, because if our command believes it necessary to establish railway communication in the enemy's operational and tactical rear, the enemy will have the same understanding.

And drones are meant to solve this problem, which means that we need to prepare for systematic attacks on our convoys.

A possible response to this threat could be the return of armored trains—but not in the form that existed during the civil war, nor in the form currently being attempted to restore, but rather specialized platforms and carriages equipped with air defense modules.

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Returning armored trains is correct, preferably pulled by steam engines------

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